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Chung & Giay Cakes praised in World’s food list
Posted On Wed, May 7, 2014 by Cheap Asia Tours
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The Vietnam’s savory Chung (square) and Giay (round) cakes have been praised among the World’s Top Ten traditional dishes; according to the US travel magazine National Geographic.
 
Chung Cake and Giay Cake - Vietnamese traditional food
Giay Cake symbolizes Sky whereas Chung Cake represents Earth

These two traditional cakes are two indispensable dishes for Vietnam’s Lunar New Year, which is considered the most important holiday in a year, when people pay farewell to the old year and welcome a new year with many expectations. Whereas the Chung cake made of sticky rice, green bean, pork, and pepper symbolizes the Earth, the Giay cake made of ground glutinous rice represents the Sky.

The 18th Prince of Hung Emperor was the creator of Chung and Giay cakes. Legend has it that over 3,000-4000 years ago, Prince Lang Lieu made the two round and square cakes, symbolizing the Sky and the Earth respectively, so as to offer to his father on the occasion of Spring. Thanks to the special meaning and delicious taste of the cakes, Lang Lieu was chosen to be the next Emperor.

In order to honor the 18th Prince of Lang Lieu, Vietnamese people always make and have Chung cake whenever Lunar Tet Holiday comes. Actually, wrapping Chung Cake has become the most famous and irreplaceable Vietnamese Tet’s custom, which not only aims to remind the next generations of the ancient tradition as well as the primary of Chung cake, but emphasizes the important role of rice and nature in water rice culture as well.
 
Wrapping Chung Cake on tet Holiday - Vietnamese traditional food
Wrapping Chung Cake on Vietnamse Lunar Tet Holiday

In addition, the food list also includes Bread of the Dead (Mexico’s Day of the Dead); Hákarl Iceland's Thorrablót (Mid-Winter Festival); Moon Cakes China's Mid-Autumn Festival; Hamantaschen Jewish Purim; King Cake Mardi Gras; Besan Burfi India's Diwali; Kahk Egyptian Eid al-Fitr; Haggis Scotland's Burns Night and Pastelitos del 25 de Mayo (Argentina’s May Revolution).
Tags: Vietnamese cuisine, Vietnam Food, Vietnamese food, Vietnamese Tet Festival, Vietnam traditional customs, Vietnamese Chung Cake
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